Featured Research: CUMULUS
Press Release Published: 03/19/2014
Cloud technology offers a powerful approach for the provision of infrastructure, platform and software services without incurring the considerable costs of owning, operating and maintaining the computational infrastructures required for this purpose.These features also introduce new challenges...
First Research Newsletter Now Available
Press Release Published: 03/20/2014
The CSA Research team is excited to announce that the first monthly Research Update is available here. If you would like to receive future Research Updates please sign up here.
On behalf of the CDPC Leadership Team: Open Review Period - Cloud Data Protection Cert Candidate Project
Press Release Published: 03/31/2014
We would like to invite Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) members as well as the cloud and security community to participate in the open review period for a new candidate project that we are proposing for contribution to the CSA Research Portfolio. In addition, we are considering contributing thi...
SIT Partners The Cloud Security Alliance In Landmark Agreement
Press Release Published: 04/01/2014
1. The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to collaborate on education and research efforts in cloud security. The CSA is a not-for-profit organization that promotes best practices in providing security assuran...
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Announces SAP Has Joined CSA as an Executive Corporate Member
Press Release Published: 04/02/2014
Newest Member to Help CSA Promote Best Practices and Standards in EMEA Amsterdam, Netherlands (SecureCloud 2014) - April 2, 2014 - Today at SecureCloud 2014, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that SAP (NYSE: SAP) has joined the CSA as an executive corporate member and will bec...
Cloud Security Alliance Announces Launch Of Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) V.2 Working Group
Press Release Published: 04/03/2014
PLA v.2 to Provide Powerful Transparency and Voluntary Disclosure Mechanism to Support European Cloud Service Providers Edinburgh (UK), Amsterdam (NL) and Seattle, WA – April 3, 2014 – SecureCloud 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the launch of version 2 of its Privacy ...
CSA Seeks Input on Open Peer Review: CCM v3.0.1
Press Release Published: 04/09/2014
Cloud Security Alliance announces an open peer review period for the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v3.0.1, now through May 8, 2014. We invite you to submit your feedback by leaving comments on the CCM v3.0.1. The CCM v3.0.1 release will include new or updated mappings to the following sec...
CSA Seeks Input on Open Peer Review: CAIQ v3.0.1
Press Release Published: 04/09/2014
CSA has kicked off the Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v3.0.1 open peer review period, to be held now through May 8, 2014. Please consider participating in this peer review by leaving your comments on the CAIQ v3.0.1. This updated version of the CAIQ realigns the qu...
CSA Responds to President Obama's “Big Data” Initiative Request for Information
Press Release Published: 04/24/2014
On January 17, 2014, President Obama called for senior government officials to lead a comprehensive review of the ways in which “big data” will affect how Americans live and work, and the implications of collecting, analyzing and using such data for privacy, the economy, and public policy. The...
Volunteer Spotlight: David Lingenfelter
Press Release Published: 04/24/2014
David Lingenfelter is a seasoned security professional with nearly 20 years of experience in risk management, information security, compliance and policy development. He is responsible for oversight of all security and compliance aspects of Fiberlink, an IBM company, including physical, applic...
CSA Seeks Input on Cloud Data Protection Cert
Press Release Published: 04/24/2014
The Cloud Security Alliance invites you to review the Cloud Data Protection Cert, a new candidate project proposed for inclusion in the CSA Research Portfolio. The Cloud Data Protection Cert will be a web-based tool that presents cloud providers and cloud consumers with a tiered data-sensitiv...
Featured Research: CIRRUS
Press Release Published: 04/24/2014
Stakeholders in cloud computing have varying expectations and requirements related to security in the cloud. Consumers of cloud products are concerned with data portability and cloud interoperability, which ensures privacy and security when migrating data from one cloud to another.Security con...
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Announces EMC Has Joined CSA as an Executive Corporate Member
Press Release Published: 05/01/2014
Longstanding Member to Help CSA Promote Best Practices and Standards in EMEA London – Infosecurity Europe – April 29, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has joined the CSA as an executive corporate member and has become a member of the C...
Cloud Security Alliance Releases Update to Software Defined Perimeter (SDP)
Press Release Published: 05/01/2014
Version 1.0 of Implementation Specification Released Along with SDP Hackathon Results Report London – Infosecurity Europe – May 1, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud...
Cloud Security Alliance Announces China Representative Office, Forms Strategic Partnership With China Government-Academia-Industry Partners, And Expands Its Chinese Corporate Members.
Press Release Published: 05/19/2014
CSA Makes Strong Long-Term Commitments in China Beijing – May 19, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today held a special event to announce the establishment of the new CSA China Representative Office in Beijing. The CSA also signed a total of seven strategic partnership agreements wit...
Cloud Security Alliance Opens Registration for CSA Congress 2014
Press Release Published: 05/19/2014
Special Pricing Offered for Early Registration to Event Covering All Aspects of Privacy and Cloud Security Seattle, WA – May 19, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the opening of registration for its annual CSA Congress 2014 scheduled to take place September 17-19, 2014...
Volunteer Spotlight: Henry St Andre
Press Release Published: 05/21/2014
Henry St. Andre’s work in the IT and telecom industries dates back to the divestiture of AT&T and the creation of the competitive long distance industry. Henry spent those years in operations managing network operation centers. In 2003, Henry went to work for inContact, a cloud provider of...
CSA APAC Update
Press Release Published: 05/21/2014
1) Cloud Vulnerabilities Working Group Founded by the CSA APAC region in May 2013, the CSA Cloud Vulnerabilities Working Group (CVWG) is a global work group chartered to conduct research in the area of cloud computing vulnerabilities, with the goals of understanding and educating the classific...
Join CSA at Black Hat 2014 – Registration Discounts for Members
Press Release Published: 05/27/2014
We invite CSA members to join us at Black Hat 2014 taking place August 2-7 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Black Hat USA is the show that sets the benchmark for all other security conferences. As Black Hat returns for its 17th year to Las Vegas, it will bring together the brightest in the ...
Virtualization Working Group 2014 Kick-Off Call
Press Release Published: 06/13/2014
The Cloud Security Alliance Virtualization Working Group is seeking volunteers to participate in developing and maintaining a research portfolio providing capabilities to assist the cloud provider industry in research of the combined virtualized operating systems and future technologies. The g...
